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Thank you Alex. That is certainly food for thought. If I were to open up the EAR would there be anything obvious to look for? I have looked up the Burmester 838 and cant find anything other - the replacement is eyewateringly expensive :-) ! Boy, it is years since I last kept up with hifi

Thank you Alex. I have given a full description in my reply to Al but I have one question for you: is it possible a dodgy valve seat could be causing a problem simply when I plug in the phono cables from the tonearm (as above, this happens even when I have disconnected the 4 cables on the...

This is getting really weird. I have been trying all sorts of connections: Disconnect the phono from the amp - no sound (I did this each end separately in case there could be some circuit issues between the L/R inputs) All phono cables connected - ground cable connected: clicking sound All phono...

I'm sorry for not replying sooner, but things have got ahead of me. I moved the grounding cable to that terminal...no change. In fact, the sound is there even when the TT is not plugged in! So it sounds like it is the phono stage.

Newbie here. My EAR 834P has recently developed a sort of buzzing sound half way between rapid soft clicks and a real buzz. Could this be valves needing replacing? I am not sure it is a ground hum but I could be wrong. Also, on the back there is a screw terminal next to the output leads - is...